Khula Enterprise Finance (KEF) of South Africa provides funding to financial institutions to be channeled to socially-oriented causes.

Description:

Khula Enterprise Finance (KEF) is a wholesale finance institution which operates through a network of channels to supply funding to small business. The channels include commercial banks, retail financial institutions, specialist funds, and joint ventures in which KEF participates. KEF was established in 1996 as an independent agency under the South African Department of Trade and Industry.

Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Profile: http://mixmarket.org/funders/kef

Organization’s Website: http://www.khula.org.za/

Just the Facts:

Country of Incorporation: South Africa

Year Founded: 1996

Legal Status: Limited Liability Company

Area of Operation: South Africa

Instruments: Loans and Debt Securities, Equity, Grants, Guarantees, Technical Assistance

Investment Horizon: 3 years

Fund Currency: ZAR

Contact Information:

Khula Head Office

The dti Group Campus, 1st Floor, Block G 77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, 0002

South Africa

Tel.: +08600 54852

e-mail: helpline@khula.org.za